Jiji Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) Hard is really difficult. I'm dying a thousand deaths in a boss battle. I've been trying to put points into ninja and exploration but I could really use some better dodges and parries for this duel. Spoiler Just beat that boss, the tengu demon protecting the cursed long bow. What an awesome visual with the blue chrysanthemums and bats flying everywhere obscuring the battle. Also, I really dig that if you bow to the frog shrine near the coast in the north east of the starting part of the island a bunch of frogs appear. I'm guessing there are quite a few shrines like that. But, yeah, combat is just about perfect. Edited July 18, 2020 by Jiji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 One annoying thing about GoT is how many things are mapped to R2. I've already run into situations where I try to change combat stance not realizing I was standing on a dead body and instead picked up whatever item was there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew POE! Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 9 hours ago, odessasteps said: Why am I getting a boyfriend/girlfriend vibe from those two in that photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I love love love Tsushima. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game about death, and enslavement that wasn’t depressing. I’m going to savor this as much as possible, and do every side quest slowly by walking through these gorgeous scenes of nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I think I'll be getting GoT but was wondering if it's possible to switch display modes in-game from default to Kurosawa mode and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Yeah, it's in the pause menu under Options > Display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Casey said: Yeah, it's in the pause menu under Options > Display. Excellent. And after a few minutes of mulling it over I got the damn game. The love it's getting here and elsewhere plus the gorgeous graphics was making it hard for me to say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 11:14 PM, Brian Fowler said: I certainly am not judging anyone that feels differently, but I have never felt the slightest urge to try and platinum a game. I just don't get it. Hell, I don't really understand trophies in general. It shows your participation AND how much better you are than everyone at using up every waking hour playing video games before you lose all sense of reflexes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew POE! Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Ryan said: It shows your participation AND how much better you are than everyone at using up every waking hour playing video games before you lose all sense of reflexes. Sadly, you're right. I don't feel like I'm better than everyone.... I'm just glad I haven't Platinum'ed Hannah Montana The Movie...yet. If I do, I would be too ashamed to post about it here but you'll see it in my profile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Koch Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 For trophies, it depends on the game for me. I try to 100% a lot of the old-school games (like the Arcade Archives, Anniversary collections, etc.) since score chasing was a big deal for those and I think it gets me more out of the game. I don't really bother with most modern games though unless I really like them. Usually they are too grindy or involve multiplayer. I did 100% Sleeping Dogs and the Yakuza games I have. Especially for Yakuza, it gives me an excuse to keep coming back and it fits the playstyle of the game as a whole. To each their own, though. If someone is getting enjoyment out of trophy chasing, I'm not gonna criticize. IMO it's even a bit admirable in this day and age of game hoarding, especially with digital releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coletti Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Yeah if a game is enjoyable and the trophies are attainable without an absurd amount of dedication and frustration, why not go all the way to the Platinum? Hell, I've had a few pop up naturally without me ever seeking them out, or I've finished the game and saw that I only had to do a handful of additional tasks to obtain all the trophies. I only have a few hours a week to play, and yet I have over thirty platinum's so it's not something you need to spend every waking hour on unless that's your hobby. plenty of people have hobbies I'll never understand but they make people happy, why should trophy hunting be any different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Yeah I don’t mind exposing my bare ass for hot springs because it’s keeping me in this game longer. I might just find all the collectibles, and then get that finale. Edited July 21, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Again, I want to be clear that I'm not judging anyone else. I just don't get it. I've never felt the urge to go back in a game and get a trophy I missed somewhere. But that's just me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 You’re attacking my beliefs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coletti Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Again, I want to be clear that I'm not judging anyone else. I just don't get it. I've never felt the urge to go back in a game and get a trophy I missed somewhere. But that's just me. What about replaying games at all? Like if a game is a great experience I'll go back, but for example, Beyond: Two Souls is an easyish Platinum but i barely got through it the first time because I didn't find it enjoyable, so yeah I'll gladly not get those trophies. Spider-Man? Loved it and gladly went back through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: Again, I want to be clear that I'm not judging anyone else. I just don't get it. I've never felt the urge to go back in a game and get a trophy I missed somewhere. But that's just me. For me, it kinda depends on the trophies. Some, where it's like "kill 5000000000 enemies" and you've got 2500 kills after beating the game - nah. But some, like Infamous are just a few fun tasks after beating the game as both good and evil. No problem doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I don't normally replay a game unless it's a wrestling game or sports game to fuck around with. Spiderman I might fire back up at some point just to fly around but that's about it. As for Ghost of Tsushima I'm loving the crap out of this game. It's insanely gorgeous and I'm completely addicted to it. I will say that for all the talk about video games being art with the Kurosawa mode they have this is a shining example of that being the case. And with how great everything is I dare say they should consider taking the cutscenes and release them as movies. Maybe down the line they should as I think that would do really well, especially for a video game movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: Again, I want to be clear that I'm not judging anyone else. I just don't get it. I've never felt the urge to go back in a game and get a trophy I missed somewhere. But that's just me. Same here. I couldn't care less about trophies unless they actually resulted in you getting credits towards other game purchases. Otherwise, no way am I going back and wasting time to try and get the most brutal or rare trophies in a game. I'll just move on to the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Every last one of the duels in Tsushima is super cinematic too. They did such a great job blending realism with that cinematic appeal for one helluva aesthetic. Between the look, the combat, and the setting, it's a top game for me. I do wish they were a bit more ambitious with some of the other gameplay elements though. I don't see how they do a sequel with this particular setting, but I'd love for them to maybe take some more risks and expand on what they've built here (and I'm not even that far into the game and I'm spoiler free!). I guess Kublai Khan's invasion? I dunno. Edited July 21, 2020 by Jiji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Or you set the next game in the Meiji Era. Make the storylines a little bit more grimier like they were in the 60s. I mean the game currently that’s out feels more like what you would’ve gotten prior to Yojimbo. I have likened this game to the Samurai Trilogy. A very colorful and optimistic view of samurai culture. So I guess the next game would be a little less optimistic, but I still wouldn’t go too far away from the way this game looks, and sounds. Also there are tons of things they could do with a sequel. I mean this is basically making it more like a Rockstar game, but fuck it. I want a more immersive game with this setting. Keep the combat, the convenience of the way missions are close to camps, the pick up system, but give me gambling, eating, street performers, and scripted events. Edited July 21, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Yeah, I think they could deconstruct the idea of the samurai a little bit more. It kills me when I see "peasant" for everybody else except you and a handful of others. I'd love something in the Sengoku Jidai and then finish off the trilogy with the Meiji Restoration. Also, they should probably patch the wonkiness of the bear mauling Mongolians. Glitches pretty hard most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 They should reskin it into a Usagi Yojimbo game and then I'd play it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) I’m loving the game, but to me this has been “Red Dead Revenge”, when the sequel can be “Red Dead Redemption”. I also feel they need better people writing, and constructing missions. There are way too many that are very bare in structure. Edited July 21, 2020 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 That's a very valid criticism. A lot of them feel like they're missing a beat or two. Spoiler The "ghost" one where it turns out to be bandits trying to reclaim the forest was so disappointing. It had SO much potential and the creepy forest at night was fucking incredible but then you just go merc some bandits and it's over. I'm still holding out hope that Onibaba is a legit decent character with some layers and not just a one off hollow side quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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